[Verse 1: Ice Cube] Here's a little somethin' 'bout a brotha like me Never shoulda been let out the penititary Ice Cube would like to say That I'm a crazy motha from around the way Since I was a youth, I smoked weed out Now I'm the type of punk that you read about Doin' a crime or two, that's what the hell I do You don't like how I'm livin well [garbled]! This is a crew, and I'm in it My man Dre'll knock you out in a minute With a right left, right left you're toothless And then you say -- damn they ruthless! We'll make you say it again [damn] N W A's messin' up the program And then you realize we don't care We don't just say no, we're too busy sayin' yeah! About drinkin' straight out the eight bottle Tell the truth -- do I look like a role model? To a kid lookin' up to me Life ain't nothin but girls and money Cause I'm the type of brotha that's built to last We had some in the present, some in the past But I don't give a damn cause I keep bailin' Yo, tell em what they yellin' [Hook:] Gangsta, Gangsta! That's what they're yellin KRS One Sample: "It's not about a salary, it's all about reality" Gangsta, Gangsta! That's what they're yellin ? Sample: "He'll tell you exactly how he feel, and don't want a...thing back" [Verse 2 (3): Ice Cube] Homies all standin' around, just hangin' Some dope-dealin', some gang-bangin' We decide to roll and we deep See a sucka on Daytons and we creep Real slow, and before you know I had my AK pointed in the window Check it in, punk, or I might blast He got scared and hit the gas We tried to catch him, but you all know You can't catch a five point oh, so We headed right back to the fort Sweatin' all the girls in the biker shorts We didn't get no play, from the ladies With six thugs in a car are you crazy? She was scared, and it was showin' We all said [garbled] and kept goin' To the hood, and we was fin to Look for somethin' else to get into Like a new female, or in fact A bum rush, but we call it rat pack On a sucka for nothin' at all Ice Cube'll go stupid when I'm full of eight ball I might stumble, but still won't lose Now I'm dressed in the county blues Cause I'm the type of brotha that's built to last We had some in the present, some in the past But I don't give a damn cause I keep bailin' Yo, tell em what they yellin' [Interlude: Ice Cube, Dr. Dre] Ice Cube: Wait a minute, wait a minute, cut this Dr. Dre: Man whatcha gonna do now? ? Sample: "What we're gonna do right here is go way back" Dr. Dre: How far you goin back? ? Sample: "Way back" Slick Rick Sample: "As we go a lil somethin like this" [Ice Cube] Here's a lil gangsta, short in size A t-shirt and Levi's is his only disguise Built like a tank yet hard to hit Ice Cube and Eazy E [Dre:] cold rockin' it [Verse 3 (4): Eazy E] Well I'm Eazy E the one they're talkin about Sucka tried to roll the dice and just crapped out Police tried to roll, so it's time to go I creeped away real slow and jumped in the six-fo' With the "Diamond in the back, sun-roof top" Diggin' the scene with the gangsta lean Cause I'm the E, I don't slang or bang I just knock suckas out like it ain't no thang And all the ladies, you know I'm talkin to you "We love you Eazy!" Yeah, I love you too Because you see, you know I gotta be legit [MC Ren: So let me tell you stupid suckas who you're messin' with] Cause I'm the type of brotha that's built to last We had some in the present, some in the past But I don't give a damn cause I keep bailin' Yo, tell em what they yellin' [Hook:] Gangsta, Gangsta! That's what they're yellin KRS One Sample: "It's not about a salary, it's all about reality" Gangsta, Gangsta! That's what they're yellin ? Sample: "He'll...up you and yours, and anything that gets in his way" Gangsta, Gangsta! That's what they're yellin KRS One Sample: "It's not about a salary, it's all about reality" Gangsta, Gangsta! That's what they're yellin ? Sample: "He'll just call you a low-life mother..., and talk about your funky ways"